Our client a leading regional engineering consultancy requires a site based Planning Engineer for a large water project in Taif, a city 1.5 hours drive form Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The successful individual will work on a large water project and previous experience of working on this type of project is essential.

Key responsibilities shall include;

• Review, check and evaluate the Contractor’s time schedule of works.


• Following the review, recommend, acceptance / rejection of the Contractor’s time schedule to Planning Manager for forwarding the recommendation to the Engineer (PMC) and Client for program acceptance.


• Monitor the work progress, compare to the accepted program of work and report to the Planning Manager.


• Coordinate with the Planning Engineers of Client/PMC and the Contractor on all scheduling issues and progress.


• Prepare weekly, monthly (or any period agreed with the Engineer (PMC) / Client) reports about the status of construction progress.


• Evaluate, and forecast project progress and performance against the established accepted / amended schedule with critical milestones.


• Assess the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages.


• Inform the Planning Manager (for informing PMC / Client) of any potential delays in the project completion or the milestones.


• Analyse, assess and participate in discussions about any suggested recovery program by the Contractor to mitigate any delays. 


• Participate in the assessment and analysis of time related claims by the contractor.

• Have a Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering related discipline 
• Have a minimum of 12 years experience in construction planning
• Have considerable experience in the Water industry 
• Previous experience in the GCC essential
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia advantageous 
• Experience of relevant planning software such as Primavera required